That he would have to build a barrier up within his heart, to give up on his humanity and ability to empathy so he can live another day with some sort of sanity. That he would harden his heart so he wouldnвЂ™t break under the torture other humans were inflicting on him. ItвЂ™s understandable, after all, that in order to mentally survive in the Settlement he had no other choice than to emotionally distance himself from the other children so he would not feel anything when they died. He remembers the names of his classmates as a result of his abnormal cognitive memorization abilities, but their lives and actions-the things that make them personable-are amusing past times to him. To him, the lives of others outside of his and NineвЂ™s world are meaningless and trite. While everything advances, flows forward,ДЇrom the onset of the series, we see in the first episode a rather indifferent Twelve. The world seems set, everything is still, Hope can take many forms and be held for countless reasons this song, when analyzed from Nine and TwelveвЂ™s different perspective, sheds light on the two natures of hope: newly awakened and subtly, quietly deep.

As there is dualistic nature to almost every aspect of the series, this song is no different.

Looking into the English translation, it can not only relate to Twelve and LisaвЂ™s relationship, but also to NineвЂ™s altruistic relationship with humanity. It is no surprise, then, that the song plays during one of the most heart-wrenching scenes of the entire series. The gentle vocals cry out from a place of solitude, the piano illustrating a sense of urgency, and the strings weaving a tale of a silent struggle. Even without understand the lyrics, the song evokes a sense of isolation but also one of sorrowful longing. At first listen, it is hard to become anything but emotionally caught up in the beautifully intricate instrumental.

Zankyou no terror soundtrack